Asshewaqua Struggles In NZ
- Sunday, 27 June 2010 14:00
Former Australian mare Asshewaqua finished down the track in a stakes race at Tauranga (New Zealand) on Saturday.
Owned by the same connections who raced her with Tony Noonan, Asshewaqua has had four starts in New Zealand for just the one victory.
The six-year-old registered her lone success at her third start in the NZ$35,000 Open Handicap (1400m) at Ellerslie on June 5 before contesting the NZ$45,000 Listed Ingham-Sears Mercedes-Benz Tauranga Classic (1400m) against fillies and mares on Saturday only to finish eighth in the ten-horse field.
Finishing ten lengths from Sacha on a heavy track, it was the second time Asshewaqua has failed in stakes company in New Zealand.
Asshewaqua at her New Zealand debut finished ninth of 14 starters behind Irish Colleen in the NZ$45,000 Listed Rotorua Stakes (1400m).
The daughter of Black Hawk is no stranger to travelling. She won five races (3 in Victoria & 2 in New South Wales) and over $200,000 in prizemoney from 29 starts whilst plying her trade in Australia.
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